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The sick prince. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

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Print shows the Prince of Wales on a deathbed with members of the opposition on one side, Thurlow among them with raised dagger, wishing him a speedy death, and supporters on the other side wishing him a speedy recovery. Father Time is poised at center having upset a number of physicians and a dark, savage-like figure with a broken dart who may represent Death.

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7170

Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 888.

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george king of great britain sick persons deathbeds politics and government england history revolution cartoons commentary british etchings old england political cartoons vintage images 1787 prince of wales history of england cartoon prints british rare books engraving etching book illustrations prints public domain comics
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01/01/1787
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george king of great britain sick persons deathbeds politics and government england history revolution cartoons commentary british etchings old england political cartoons vintage images 1787 prince of wales history of england cartoon prints british rare books engraving etching book illustrations prints public domain comics